Next Offered:2009-2010 Semester Offered: First Semester Credits (Range): 3 Hours Attribute:3 HU
Poet Theodore Roethke once wrote, “A funny thing about the Chair: You hardly ever think it’s there.” We will investigate the history and theory of a ubiquitous but little understood object. A symbol of power, means of regulating labor/social relations, industrial commodity, architecture, art object/subject, and a thing one sits on. We will discuss and examine first-hand chairs and sitting practices, from ancient folding stools to contemp. contract furniture, and digest the diversity of theoretical approaches to chairs and sitting. Enrollment Limit: 15 Instructor: J. Harwood
